diff -up gtk+-2.14.4/gdk/x11/gdkscreen-x11.c.randr-fix gtk+-2.14.4/gdk/x11/gdkscreen-x11.c
--- gtk+-2.14.4/gdk/x11/gdkscreen-x11.c.randr-fix	2008-10-22 00:57:46.000000000 -0400
+++ gtk+-2.14.4/gdk/x11/gdkscreen-x11.c	2008-10-22 00:59:18.000000000 -0400
@@ -894,6 +894,11 @@ void
 _gdk_x11_screen_size_changed (GdkScreen *screen,
 			      XEvent    *event)
 {
+  gint width, height;
+
+  width = gdk_screen_get_width (screen);
+  height = gdk_screen_get_height (screen);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_RANDR
   if (!XRRUpdateConfiguration (event))
     return;
@@ -909,6 +914,10 @@ _gdk_x11_screen_size_changed (GdkScreen 
   else
     return;
 #endif
+
+  if (gdk_screen_get_width (screen) == width &&
+      gdk_screen_get_height (screen) == height)
+    return;
   
   _gdk_x11_screen_process_monitors_change (screen);
   g_signal_emit_by_name (screen, "size_changed");